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It’s astonishing what we often find ourselves thinking and talking about these days. Informal conversations at work, chatter in church hallways, and discussions around the dinner table explore subjects…

The best testimonies of Christian faith are sometimes the most boring ones. Often it is the drug-addicted, philandering sluggard who is converted to Christ who receives the most attention—and…

When our kids were little, our family would make the effort every year to visit the state fair. Armed with overpriced tickets and buckets of popcorn, we entered the…

Jim turned out the lights, locked his office, and headed for the parking lot. He glanced at his watch—8:30pm. He would have usually grabbed a late dinner on the…

We pulled into the driveway exhausted. Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest, but that morning felt like anything but. It was tiring not because of an…

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” — Psalm 32:8  With the myriad of school…

There are certain passages of Scripture that I struggle to teach our children. Laments are one of those. They are raw, uncomfortable, and sometimes awkward, like a dissonant note…

The past three weeks have proved to be an unprecedented time of uncertainty for people throughout the world. Concern over the impact of the coronavirus has seized medical professionals,…

The apostle Paul, in his epistle to the Ephesians, exhorts God’s people to “walk as children of light…and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord” (Eph. 5:8b,10).…

The following article is written in the form of a letter to a young seminarian struggling with same sex attraction. While based on many similar conversations, both Thomas, and…